PORTA VENEZIA

Porta Venezia(venezia gate)known even as Porta Orientale or Porta Renza by the real milanese is one of the historical gates of the city and one of the six main gates.The name is also referred to the district of the city around.The name porta venezia was given in 1862,previuosly the gate was called and named Porta Orientale and Porta Renza,this last name derived from RENZO TRAMAGLINO,protagonist of ALESSANDRO MANZONI's  THE BETROTHED who enter in Milan from this gate.Ancient written tell a man named ANTONIO LOVATO bring the plague in the city entering from here in 1630.Closer to the gate from 1842 to 1908 there was the first pubblic swimming pool of the nation DIANA BATHS,nowdays HOTEL SHERATON DIANA MAJESTIC.

SHUTTLE BUS

Public transportation are not enough for the tremendous fashion shows pace during the MILAN FASHION WEEK,so you can be helped by a very comfortably shuttle bus.

MILAN FASHION WEEK

Let's the MILAN FASHION WEEK starting today,big screens around the city to see the fashion shows by everybody,for a week,twice in a year on september and in february the city became even a fashion capital.

GIUSEPPE PARINI

GIUSEPPE PARINI (23 may 1729 BOSISIO-15 august 1799 MILAN)great italian satirist and poet.A statue was posed in his honor on the very busy Cordusio square made by another famous Milan citizen,the architect LUCA BELTRAMI.

SWISS ALPS

Swiss alps' show,part of BERNESE OBERLAND view from MILAN NORTH PARK,moments before sunset with the FINESTERAARHORN in the center.Is with flat lights but is the first time i see so far clear.

LIGHT GAMES

I dont know why,but yesterday afternoon i see these light games over the city SKYLINE

IMPERIAL PALACE

This ROMAN RUINS archeological site consists of the foundations of various rooms with apses arranged around a circular space that were part of 3rd-4th century complex blonging to the city's IMPERIAL PALACE.Directly connetced to the nearby circus,the impressive games arena that stood along the western section of the city walls.The remains are among the few surviving vestiges of the period in which Mediolanum(ancient city name) was capital of the WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE(286-402ad) and official residence of the emperor MASSIMIANO.

HOPE

With my photocamera at MIART shooting the "hope" by art master ROBERT INDIANA.

ENTRY

The Entry is one of my favourite subject,if is combined with a classy door as this,is a perfect capture.

PIRELLI SKYSCRAPER

An urban view with the PIRELLI SKYSCRAPER in the middle.Built between 1956 and 1960,located near to the city central railway station.It was the highest edifice in the EUROPEAN UNION since 1966.It was taken as inspiration for the PAN AM BUILDING(today METLIFE BUILDING)in New York City.

AUSCHWITZ

Last Sunday a museum was opened dedicated to the jewish deported from the city to AUSCHWITZ extermination camp,where milion was tortured and find the dead .The morning of Jan,30,1944 men,women,childs,olds was took form the city prison SAN VITTORE and deported here.People was upload with endless violence on the train wagons for the dead travel to germany.After 7 days of travel necessary to arrive on the dead camp many was just dead or killed.But,the first train departed from there was on Dec the 6th since the may of 1944.This place known as the RAIL 21 is the lonely memory place to be untouched in Europe,inside you can visit a great museum to better know what war is able to made.

PUBLIC PHONE

The public phone.Invented by ANTONIO MEUCCI(the phone),one of the astonishing invention ever.This one of the few remain pubblic due to continuos damages by some idiots and stupids,animals and because nowdays everybody have his personal mobile one.The management decide to reduce the number around because the cost to repair is more expensive than the break even.You can immagine our life without this great invention today?

ROYAL VILLA

Milan ROYAL VILLA (1790-1796).It was commissioned by count Lodovico Barbiano di Belgioioso,designed by LEOPOLDO POLLACK,now under municipal ownership.In the 20's of the past century became the seat of the Modern Art Gallery.Dont forget to visit when you're in the city,you can admire an English garden style behind with a pond,and,masterpieces art  collection inside ticketless by art world wide famous art masters:Paul Gauguin,Francesco Hayez,Van Gogh,Edouard Manet and Giovanni Segantini.

NIGHT TOWERS

A winter NIGHT TOWERS view from the ground.

TORRE SOLARIA AT NIGHT

A night capture showing the TORRE SOLARIA at night by STUDIO ARQUITECTONICA.Ready for residents soon,is the highest residential unit in the country,part of the project PORTA NUOVA.Here's with light in all its ugliness.